Our Year 5/6 students and teachers were not going to let a world wide pandemic and remote learning stop them exploring real life maths! Following on from last term’s Natural Disaster’s Science unit, we presented the classes with problems caused by the recent severe winter rains and flooding in the South West. Previously, Cooriemungle farmer Chris McKenzie, has visited our classroom to outline the destruction caused by floods in the region and showed the students the damage caused to his fences, laneways and paddocks. Today, due to remote learning restrictions, teachers shared a powerpoint presentation to introduce the topic, provided resources and established the challenge tasks during a webex session. Armed with a quotes provided by Ben Green from Nutrien Timboon, students have to work out what Chris needs to purchase and calculate the costs to replace and repair the flood damage to his farm. These applied learning opportunities based on practical maths applications are a hallmark of the TAP as they provide students occasions to develop a range of skills, experiences and understanding beyond the boundaries of text book curriculum. Looking forward to see what these students calculate, could be a big bill Chris!!! Comments are closed.
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